Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1910, Paul Flory, American chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) was born. In 1922, Aage Bohr, Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) was born. In 1926, Erna Schneider Hoover, American mathematician and inventor was born. In 1933, Viktor Patsayev, Kazakh engineer and astronaut (died 1971) was born. In 1945, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1981, Subhash Mukherjee, Indian scientist and physician who created India's first, and the world's second, child using in-vitro fertilisation (born 1931) passed away. In 1990, Xavier Rhodes, American football player was born. In 2009, Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef. In 2017, Otto Warmbier, American college student detained in North Korea (born 1994) passed away. In 2018, The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.